INDEBTEDNESS AMONG KONDA REDDY TRIBAL HOUSEHOLDS IN KHAMMAM DISTRICT OF TELANGANA

Gummadi Naresh

ABSTRACT

The State of Telangana known for its rigorous implementation of economic reforms, and the spate of farmers’ suicides since the latter half of the nineties provides compelling evidence to the prevalence of crisis in agriculture. The main objective of the study is to examine the magnitude; extent and structure of overall indebtedness position among the Konda Reddy households in Khammam district and identify the factors affecting their indebtedness. The paper suggests certain recommendations to improve the institutional agricultural credit system and to regularize and continuously monitor the functioning of non-institutional sources of finance.